With the holidays approaching, there’s a major Transportation Security Administration (TSA) public relations catastrophe brewing. With protests planned, it’s a major crisis that has potential to ruin or at least severely dampen travelers’ holiday plans.
comment | 11/24/2010
In a classic WKRP in Cincinnati episode, radio station owner Arthur Carlson has live turkeys thrown out of a helicopter as a big surprise promotion. After they crash into the ground below and the staff rectifies the disaster, he apologizes by saying, “As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.” This perfectly illustrates the wrong way to hold a PR event.
comment | 11/18/2010
I’m on the M&Ms candy calendar, meaning the minute Target brings out a dead-and-center storefront display of the red-and-green-coated variety of my favorite candy, it’s perfectly acceptable to watch The Muppets Christmas Carol, dust off the Frank Sinatra holiday playlist and conjure up some 2011 predictions.
comment | 11/17/2010
It’s easy to look from an outside perspective and recognize excellence, or to identify current key industry leaders. You don’t have to look far to find a list of industry rankings, but where did they all start? How did today’s cream of the crop get their footing, and in reality, how long can they maintain their status?
comment | 11/17/2010
The day starts smoothly enough. You sit down with your morning coffee and maybe a bagel (especially if this happens to be a Wednesday morning), and start wrapping your head around today’s to-do list. That’s when it happens. Item after item begins to appear, and you’re forced into making split-second decisions.
comment | 11/15/2010
